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The Breaking Wave by [by] Nevil Shute [pseud.] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Breaking Wave about?

This is the same book as *Requiem for a Wren*. Alan Duncan is a lawyer, recently called to the bar in England, returning home to his wealthy parents' prosperous sheep station (ranch) in Australia. He studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and fought as a pilot in World War II before being injured in action and losing both feet in an air crash. His arrival home is marred by the apparent suicide of his parents' housekeeper, a young Englishwoman called Jessie Proctor. Alan realises that this troubled woman must have left her personal papers hidden somewhere in the event that her suicide attempt was not successful. He searches the house and happens upon a small suitcase of letters, diaries and the woman's passport. He is appalled to learn that the woman was, in fact, Janet Prentice — a former Royal Navy Wren and the former girlfriend of his dead brother Bill, and someone for whom Alan had spent considerable time searching immediately after the war. (from [fadedpage.com][1]) [1]: http://fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20140335

Who reads The Breaking Wave?

Author

[by] Nevil Shute [pseud.]

Publisher

New York: Morrow

Published

1955

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

3.95 / 5 (40 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14